I-Search Part 1 and 2 from Emily

Part 1:

I never read a whole lot of novels when I was young and in school. I read what I was supposed to so I would receive a good grade, but I hardly ever read for pleasure. There were a couple of books that I read that I simple read because I wanted to; these however, didn’t number more than five or ten books. Because of this, I plan to look into different aspects of Young Adult Literature; mainly its genres. By looking at these I will be able to have an understanding of the different genres that are out there and hopefully will be able to cater to my students better. If a student doesn’t know what they like to read I can ask what it is that they are interested in and figure out what genre they like, or at least what genre to start looking in. Since I don’t have a personal plethora of knowledge of this genre of Literature, studying it here will better prepare me for teaching young adults.

Part 2:

I know that within this genre of Literature there are many sub-genres, with each having a wide variety of authors and works for each. I know that there are books that overlap genres; as well as that male students will usually only read about male characters, where females will read stories that the main protagonist is male or female. I assume that it will be an easy read for me, but may be a difficult read for at least some of my students. Also, I assume, and image, that there is a Young Adult Literature book out there for every person, they just haven’t taken the time or the initiative to find it.